精选高三英语上学期四模考试试题.docx
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精选高三英语上学期四模考试试题
陕西省商南县高级中学2019届高三英语上学期四模考试试题
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Whilesmallmaybebeautiful,tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems,particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.
TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain(TPCGB),whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignfortheneedsofthetall,hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurants.Bedsthataretoosmall,showerheadsthataretoolow,andrestauranttableswithhardlyanyleg-room,allmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheight,itsays.
Butitisnotjusttheextra-tallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds,doorways,andchairshasremainedunchanged.
“Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit,soevenaking-sizebedat6'6"(6feetand6inches)isfallingshortfor25%ofmen,whilethestandard6'3"bedcatersforlessthanhalfofthemalepopulation,"saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy,"Seven-footbedswouldworkfine."
Similarly,restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems.Smalltables,whichmeanthelong-leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem,areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere.
Somehavealreadytakennote,however,AtQueensMoatHouses’CaledonianHotelinEdinburgh.6'6"bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors,particularlyAmericans.
21.WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?
AToprovidebetterservices
BTorebuildhotelsandrestaurants
CTodrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall
DToattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers
22.WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeirtricy?
A.72B.7C.66D.63
23.Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables?
A.Theymaylosesomecustomers
B.Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere
C.Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables
D.Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelong—legged
24.WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?
A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds
B.66bedshavetakentheplaceof63beds
C.SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans
D.Guestroomsarestandardized
B
Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.
Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:
Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillRememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.
Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.
Thelawofoverleatningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.
25.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1
A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.
B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.
C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.
D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.
26.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby
A.presentingresearchfindingsB.settingdowngeneralrules
C.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples
27.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis
A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcramming
C.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies
28.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?
A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.It increases students' learning interest.
C
Giventhatmanypeople'smoodsareregulatedbythechemicalactionofchocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethechocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.LookinglikeasettingfromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore'sChocolateResearchFacility(CRF)hasover100varietiesofchocolates.itsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathisparents'comerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.
IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasonedsalespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelationswithbignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationatworkwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored(味道)chocolates.
TheCRF'sproduceis"green"madewithinthecountryanddividedinto10lines,withtheAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries一withSichuanpepper,redbean(豆).Cheeseandotherflavors一alsodoeswellandisfuntotaste.Andforchocolatesnobs,whothinkthattheyhaveabetterknowledgeofchocolatethanothers,theConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogo,Cuba,Venezuela,andGhana,amongothers.
29.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?
A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch.B.Helearnsformshopsofsimilartypes.
C.HehasthesupportofmanybignamesD.Hehasalotofmarketingexperience.
30.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?
A.TheConnoisseurSeries.B.TheExoticSeries.
C.TheAlcoholSeries.D.TheSichuanSeries.
31.Thewords"chocolatesnobs"inParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho
A.areparticularaboutchocolateB.knowlittleaboutcocoabeans
C.lookdownuponothersD.liketotrynewflavors
D
Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?
Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?
WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?
Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.
Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeupashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?
Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.
Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.
Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotentialresourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspinoffsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsunglassesarebyproducts(副产品)oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!
Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.
WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoliveonotherplanets.Itistruethatthelifestylewouldbedifferent,buthumanlifeandcultureshaveadaptedinthepastandsurelycouldinthefuture.
32.Whydoestheauthormentionthequestions?
A.Toexpresshisdoubts.B.Tocomparedifferentideas.
C.Tointroducepointsfordiscussion.D.TodescribetheconditionsonEarth.
33.Whatisthereasonforexploringspacebasedon?
A.Humansarenatureborntodoso.B.Humanshavethetendencytofight.
C.Humansmayfindnewsourcesoffood.D.Humansdon'tliketostayinthesameplace.
34.Theunderlinedword“spinoffs”inParagraph4probablyrefersto________.
A.survivalchancesB.potentialresources
C.unexpectedbenefitsD.physicalpossessions
35.Whichofthestatementscanbestsumupthepassage?
A.Spaceexplorationhascreatedmanywonders.
B.Spaceexplorationprovidesthebestvalueformoney.
C.Spaceexplorationcanbenefitscienceandtechnology.
D.SpaceexplorationmayhelpusavoidpotentialproblemsonEarth.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Itcanbedifficulttomeetnewpeopleandmakefriends,especiallywhenyoumovetoanewcityorfindyourselfoutofyourcomfortzone.Howwillyoudealwiththesituat
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